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Sapolsky summarises the latest scientific research relevant to determinism: the idea that we’re causally ‘determined’ to act as we do and couldn’t possibly act any other way.
An approach to building homes collectively, inspired by German baugruppen, has been adopted in Australia with positive results.
There are two main types, with pros and cons for each. One thing’s certain though. Don’t rely on your watch to monitor your blood sugar levels.
The film tells the story of Troy Lovegrove, a seven-year-old Australian boy who became HIV-infected during birth.
Nations struggle if the health of their population fails. But good health is seriously threatened by climate change. So putting health at the centre of climate action makes sense.
Social media platforms are abandoning news – which is bad news for traditional media organisations that have come to rely on them for consumers.
Start by categorising tasks. Are they urgent and important, important but not urgent, urgent but not important or neither urgent nor important?
How, when and where did modern humans evolve? Nobody has all the answers, but studying rock and dirt can put the debate on firmer footing.
Two education researchers argue it is important we don’t let ‘curriculum wars’ distract us from the other issues hurting Australian schools and education.
Zora Simic has never been married, nor wanted to. She assesses two new books about feminism and marriage – Clementine Ford’s polemic against it and Rachael Lennon’s history of its reformation.
We argue for an orderly transition from ‘timber mining’ to managed forestry in the tropics. Here’s a five-step plan to improve forest fates, with benefits for the climate, biodiversity and people.
Michelle Grattan explains what a government with a so-called ‘unelectable’ hard man at the helm might look like.
Access to dental care in Australia is worse than ever and is simply unaffordable to many.
Former US secretary of state, Henry Kissinger has died, aged 100. His legacy, including his involvement in the Vietnam war, is long, complicated and divisive.
The Public Interest Journalism Fund became a lightning rod for disinformation well before Winston Peters likened it to ‘bribery’. Policy making has already been compromised as a result.
The government has released a review of the employment services system. The scathing indictment has found the current system doesn’t serve the interests of jobseekers or employers.
Before AI becomes widespread in health care, we need to ask what matters to consumers.
For decades, scientists have tried to uncover the cause of long-term changes in Earth’s biodiversity. New simulations point at geography playing a critical role.
More than 450 Palestinians have been killed in the West Bank since the start of the year, the most since 2005.
New emissions projections bode well for Australia’s climate efforts – but our fossil fuel exports continue apace.
The public release of the chatbot has led to a global conversation about the risks and benefits of AI – a conversation few people were having just a few years ago.
Since ChatGPT was released a year ago, we have been asking Australian university students and academics about their use of generative AI.
Two antiviral drugs are available in Australia, but one is prescribed more routinely. Here’s what you need to know as we navigate the eighth COVID wave.
Australia’s clean energy transition cannot succeed unless the government opens debate and decision-making to many more voices.